By Niall Gartland MICKEY Harte has been synonymous with Tyrone football for decades so this week’s news that he’s crossing the frontier into Derry has come as a considerable surprise to many in the GAA world. The appointment came very much out of the blue and prompted wholesale debate over the last few years – […]
MICKEY Harte has been formally appointed as the new Derry Senior Intercounty manager following a specially convened meeting of the Committee County this evening. The news comes after a whirlwind 24 hours. It emerged yesterday evening that Harte had departed the Louth managerial post alongside his right-hand man Gavin Devlin, whom he has brought along […]
THREE young volunteers from the Derry based Oakleaf Lions GAA For ALL group have been jointly awarded the Translink Ulster GAA Young Volunteer of the Month award for August 2023. The award is presented to volunteers who best demonstrate the volunteering ethos and community spirit of the GAA. The Oakleaf Lions exclusively promote the ‘GAA […]
By Michael McMullan SPECULATION is mounting that former Tyrone and Louth manager Mickey Harte is set to be named as the new Derry senior football manager. Harte stepped down as Louth boss on Monday night and is tipped to fill the vacancy with Ulster champions Derry. Louth GAA issued the following statement: Advertisement “Following a […]
DERRY All-Ireland winner Aoife Shaw takes a look at some of her opponents. Name: Aoife Shaw. Age: 26. Teams played for: Lavey, Derry, and previously St Pat’s, Maghera and UUJ. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? The neighbouring parish, Bellaghy. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Swatragh main pitch, plenty of […]
Body By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill hurling boss Michael McShane’s thinking outside the box has given former defender Karl McKaigue a new lease of life in an attacking role. The Emmet’s take on Kevin Lynch’s on Sunday (Owenbeg 4pm) as they bid for an 11th senior title in a fifth consecutive final meeting of the […]
By Michael McMullan CIARÁN Meenagh won’t be the next Derry senior manager after ruling himself out of the running, Gaelic Life can confirm. Meenagh, a selector under Rory Gallagher, took on the role as manager when Gallagher stepped down after Derry’s Ulster final win over Armagh earlier this season. Gallagher faced accusations of domestic abuse […]
ALMOST passed out last week when one of the contestants on the Rose of Tralee said that for her party piece, she was going to perform chest compressions on a doll accompanied by Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ (a song about a violent stranger attack on a woman in her apartment). First, Smooth Criminal started booming out: […]
The bell tolls this week ahead of another year in the life of the recently formed Gaelcholáiste Dhoire. Their GAA story has been growing and Michael McMullan spoke to Róisín Ní Cheallaigh and Conor Mac Alasdair about their growth, a memorable year and life in the school. BUILD it and they will come. We’ve heard […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill manager Mark Doran is in favour the split season and feels the total focus on the club game is “brilliant” for clubs. Doran, who was also part of Clare’s management team under Colm Collins this season, is well placed to speak on the topic given his experience in managing county […]
